Rewired appoints Gleb Chuvpilo as managing partner as it opens new Switzerland office

Chuvpilo had previously served as a venture partner with Rewired, helping identify, validate, and collaborate with the firm’s growing list of portfolio companies working with applied science technologies to develop what Rewired calls “the next generation of robotics”.

Chuvpilo brings both venture experience and deep technical expertise, with a master’s degree from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and an MBA in Finance and Strategic Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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In conjunction with Chuvpilo’s promotion to managing partner, Rewired also announced the official opening of its new office in Lausanne, Switzerland, with plans to launch the full robotics studio in 2018.

The Switzerland office will serve alongside Rewired’s existing London location.

Jae-Yong Lee, investment manager at Rewired, says: “Switzerland has fast become the epicenter of European robotics development, with some of the leading researchers and technologists in the world.

“Rewired is smart to develop their influence and presence here, but having Rewired’s expertise and resources more readily available to the Swiss robotics community is also an asset that will continue to propel the industry forward.”

Santiago Tenorio, general partner, says: “We already have important relationships in Switzerland, and we’ve recognized from the start of Rewired that a strong presence there would be a strategic advantage.

“Both Gleb’s hiring and our Lausanne office allow us to commit even more resources and time to the industry and make rapid advancements in the technologies currently being researched and developed.”